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"Under what specific conditions could the dollar's primacy actually unravel? The Iran war is not the perfect storm — but it shows us the shape of one."

Cedric T. Chou
Cedric T. Chou · 周天瑋 President, SouthRock Group
Published in Wealth Magazine · May 2026

With the U.S.–Israel campaign against Iran winding down, Washington has bought itself meaningful strategic slack. The question is no longer whether the dollar can be challenged, but which combination of shocks — fiscal, energy, payments, alliance — would push it over.

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Cedric T. Chou
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Cedric T. Chou
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Cedric T. Chou · 周天瑋

Attorney, columnist for Wealth Magazine and China Times; convener of the firm's geo-economic practice.

Strategy is not a forecast. It is a position you can defend across more than one future.
William Yu
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William Yu

Macroeconomist; UCLA Anderson Forecast veteran; focus on monetary policy and capital flows.

The dollar's strength is a political asset before it is a financial one. Treat it that way.
Alexander C. Huang
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Alexander C. Huang · 黃介正

Former Deputy Minister, Mainland Affairs Council, Republic of China; defense scholar; cross-Strait security.

Deterrence in the Strait is built before the crisis. After the crisis, you spend down what you built.
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